Seminar on Appraisal and Property
Protection

Capital Xindadu Hotel
Beijing, China P. R.
18 - 19 October 2008

Invitation and Call for
papers

It is our great pleasure to invite you to the Joint
Seminar on Appraisal and Property Protection, 18-19 October 2008 in
Beijing, China P. R. The seminar is organised by the China Institute of
Real Estate Appraisers and Agents (CIREA), The Hong Kong Institute of
Surveyors (HKIS) and the International Federation of Surveyors, FIG
Commission 9 - Valuation and the Management of Real Estate in
co-operation with FIG Commission 8 - Spatial Planning and Development.

The major goal of this seminar is to intensify the
discussion between valuers, surveyors, real estate experts, investors,
financiers, urban planners, researchers, teachers and decision makers
and develop common ideas for shaping the future.

Objectives

World population is concentrating to the cities
and there is a huge need for new building land especially in
many Asian countries. Before building the land use has to be
planned, land get available and investments to be financed. Also
valuations are needed. In the seminar these themes will be
discussed and papers presented especially in the Chinese but
also in a wider context.

Paper submission and proceedings

Excellent papers will be selected and certificates will
be awarded to authors.

Publication and proceedings

All papers will be published on the FIG website.
Selected papers will be recommended for publishing in peer-reviewed
journals.

Proposed topic areas

During the seminar the following aspects are addressed:

Valuation

sustainable development of real estate
appraisal industry

role and position of real estate appraisal
in the society

professional ethics and social
responsibility

investment and valuation

valuation in relation to land leasing

valuation methodology and technology

administration system of real estate
appraisal

valuation organisations and professionals

valuation standards and regulations

education of valuers and real estate
professionals

Planning

Land use planning

Land tools (plan implementation)

Development regulations

Compulsory purchase and compensations

Environmental aspects

Investments

Investment intensives

Players in the real estate market

Foreign investors and investments

Property services, property management in
China

Transactions, registers

Property taxation

Participants

Leading officials of Ministry of Housing and Urban－Rural
Development of P. R. China and other relevant ministries; officials of
CIREA, FIG, HKIS, real estate appraisal professionals from all over the
world.